Another important change will affect all children's meals. No more french fries. All meals will come with a fruit or vegetable side, along with one percent milk unless an adult asks specifically for something different.

The changes will take affect by July 2012, but have already begun in many cases. Darden restaurants serve more than 400 million meals annually across 1,900 restaurants in 49 states.

"This is a breakthrough moment in the restaurant industry,” Obama said. “The changes Darden will make could impact the health and well-being of the entire generation of young people."